Basics of Electrical &

Electronics
Engineering

UNIT-I : ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

TOPIC: RMS value, Average value,

Peak factor & form factor
 Average value of ac

Iav = area under the curve over one complete cycle / base
 Average value

 For Symmetrical waves, the average value is taken for only one half cycle

 For Unsymmetrical waves, the average value is taken over the whole cycle

Iav = area under the curve over one complete cycle / Time Period
Analytical Method to obtain the average value for
sinusoidal currents
Root mean square(RMS) or effective value
Analytical Method to obtain the rms value for sinusoidal
currents
Form Factor
Peak Factor

11
READING
 Survey

1. What is RMS value?

2. Define peak factor.

3. What is average value?

4. Define form factor.

 DRAW
MINDMAP
SUMMARY
 Higher order questions

1. What are the ways to represent the alternating voltage?

2. How do you derive the average value for sinusoidal voltage?

3. Derive the RMS value for sinusoidal current?

  MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

.
1. The root mean square value of an alternating quantity is
another name for it’s
A. instantaneous value
B. peak value
C. effective value
D. average value
2. If the maximum value of a sinusoidal wave is 100 V, the
effective value of the voltage is
A. 100 V
B. 70.7 V
C. 63.7 V
D. 36.7 V
 3. A sinusoidal voltage wave is represented by e = 311
sin(377t). The frequency of the voltage is
A. 50 cps
B. 60 cps
C. 70 cps
D. 80 cps
 
4. The average value of a sinusoidal voltage is
A. 0.707 Vm
B. 0.637 Vm
C. 1.637 Vm
D. 1.707 Vm
5. What is the peak value of a household appliance that
uses a 230 V ac source?
A. 163 V
B. 230 V
C. 325 V
D. 480 V